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CURL

cURL (pronounced like "curl", /kɜːrl/) is a free and open-source computer program for transferring data to and from Internet servers. It can download resources identified by URLs from a web server over HTTP and supports a variety of other network protocols, URI schemes, multiple versions of HTTP, and proxying. The project consists of a library (libcurl)…

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DICTFILEFTPFTPSGOPHER
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IRC botIRCChat room
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Free and open-sourceInternetURLsWeb serverHTTP
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Licensing

MIT LicenseGNU GPLv3-or-later
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Developer
Contributors to the curl project
License
curl license (inspired by the MIT License) and a fraction uses the ISC
Original author
Daniel Stenberg
Platform
29 platforms (see § libcurl for details)
Release
1996; 30 years ago (1996)
Repository
github.com/curl/curl

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CURL

Nodes138
Edges137
Triples78
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014493
Components1

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CURL

Top relations

related to libcurl · 34
CURL → DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, It, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, POP3, POP3S, QUIC, RTMP
related to curl · 9
CURL → CA, HTTPS, Somecurlpackages, SSL, The--cacertoption, There, TLS, URL, Whencurlconnects
related to history · 6
CURL → Client, Daniel Stenberg, IRC, Swedish, The, URL
see also · 5
CURL → Free, Invoke-WebRequest, Web, Web-client, Windows PowerShell
related to Licensing · 4
CURL → GNU GPLv3-or-later, LTS, MIT License, Rock-solid
related to tiny-curl · 4
CURL → HTTPS, Inc, It, KB
Developer · 1
CURL → Contributors to the curl project
License · 1
CURL → curl license (inspired by the MIT License) and a fraction uses the ISC
Original author · 1
CURL → Daniel Stenberg
Platform · 1
CURL → 29 platforms (see § libcurl for details)

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including http library https libcurl file supports certificate windows ca web project server tool client platforms daniel stenberg developer ftp

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CURLDeveloperContributors to the curl project1.00infobox
CURLLicensecurl license (inspired by the MIT License) and a fraction uses the ISC1.00infobox
CURLOriginal authorDaniel Stenberg1.00infobox
CURLPlatform29 platforms (see § libcurl for details)1.00infobox
CURLRelease1996; 30 years ago (1996)1.00infobox
CURLRepositorygithub.com/curl/curl1.00infobox
CURLStable release8.21.0 / 24 June 20261.00infobox
CURLTypeWeb client (supports e.g. HTTPS, and FTP)1.00infobox
CURLWebsitecurl.se1.00infobox
CURLWritten inC1.00infobox
cookie handlinginstance ofand QUIC with 0-RTT handshakes.The library provides features0.80text
standard HTTP request methodsinstance ofand QUIC with 0-RTT handshakes.The library provides features0.80text

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